Fun in SLC

We had a lot of fun this past weekend. Since my mom was here we met her in SLC on Thursday and stayed in a hotel until Saturday. In those short three days we did lots of things. Adan described our trip as, "the best vacation ever!"
We went swimming and to Cafe Rio on Thursday. When we were in the hotel relaxing we found out about this pass called the Connect Tour pass (it was great! The pass offers 15 attractions you can see for one price.) We went ahead and purchased the passes so we could see some fin attractions we've never seen in the SLC area. On Friday morning we were all geared up to have a great day. First we went to the zoo. The kids loved seeing all the animals even though it was very cold. We were so excited we didn't think about doing the zoo until later when it was warmer, instead at that time we went to the Lion House Pantry for lunch (one of Brigham Young's homes) then off to the Clarke Planetarium and then the Gateway Discovery and then back to the Planetarium to see a 3D movie Under the Sea. (Thanks to my brother in law I was able to enjoy the movie since he had Jacob.) Adan kept asking why we were at the Planetarium learning about stars and learning about sea animals. He thought we should be watching a movie about the planets. (This is why he was so determined to see the Saturn movie on Saturday.) Then finally we got some quick dinner and into the pool we were. We also enjoyed some delicious apples from the Chocolate Candy Factory! Then baths and the kids to bed to prepare for another fun day. Saturday we went to the Museum of Ancient Life and there we saw another 3D movie about Dinosaurs. We played, learned and had a lot of fun! (Thanks to my sister for watching Jacob so I could see the movie.)We tried to go to the Living Aquarium but it was packed so instead we went to This is the Place, and since we had a bunch of little kids who didn't want to walk so we took the train ride to see the attractions there and then read the info where the statues are. We ate lunch on the go because Marisa and Adan were determined to go see the Saturn movie at the Planetarium as our last thing. Adan loved learning about space and had my mom read him lots of things at the various museums. We then went with my mom to a Pizza Hut on our way back home. We had such a good time. We were so tired when we were done. I didn't know how I would have the energy to drive back to Logan. Unfortunately my sister has the majority of the pictures on her camera since I forgot my memory card and had to rely on my internal memory. No fun. I hope to get the pictures from her over Easter. (Also, Adan mentioned this is the first time we have gone to the zoo without his friend Anna! They miss Mississippi so much, but at the same time they love being with family.)